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Friday, March 17, 2006

Political Hay

The Missing 30 Million

Patrick Hynes | 3.17.06 @ 12:08AM

Republican "moral issues" voters weren't a myth. Why have they been erased from history?

Media Matters

Jettisoning Print

Paul Chesser | 3.17.06 @ 12:08AM

After acquiring Knight-Ridder, McClatchy is well positioned to do the best thing for the newspaper business -- ditch print for all digital.

The Nation's Pulse

A Walk in the Mall

Lawrence Henry | 3.17.06 @ 12:07AM

Exercise in the land of super-plenty.

Among the Intellectualoids

The Passion of Brokeback Mountain

Shawn Macomber | 3.17.06 @ 12:07AM

Annie Proulx, that rattlesnake, redefines the term "sore loser."

The Public Policy

Snowe Jobs

Robert M. Goldberg | 3.17.06 @ 12:06AM

The Wydening credibility gap in Senate efforts to "negotiate" drug prices.

Movie Takes

Duck Season

James Bowman | 3.17.06 @ 12:02AM

The best movie of the year so far -- not to be missed.

Reader Mail

Your Tax Dollars at Work

3.17.06 @ 12:01AM

Government guzzles gasoline taxes. Also: Reviving dead rock -- save the summer fun Beach Boys! Panther divisions. Neopaleoconservatism. Black and White periods. Plus much more...including a few closing Ben Stein tributes.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

Special Report

Adult Humor

Pia de Solenni | 3.16.06 @ 12:07AM

The real lesson behind Steve Martin's latest flop.

The Current Crisis

Dead Rock

R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. | 3.16.06 @ 12:06AM

Rock no longer rolls. Do Democrats?

The Public Policy

The Real Gas Price Gouger

Eric Peters | 3.16.06 @ 12:06AM

Imagine if you had to fork over 50 cents in taxes for every $1 you spent on groceries.

Political Hay

Apparently I'm a Paleocon

Steven M. Warshawsky | 3.16.06 @ 12:06AM

This time Fred Barnes has really gone too far!

Among the Intellectualoids

Not Black and White Enough

J.P. Freire | 3.16.06 @ 12:05AM

The race question, or card, as it happens to be played, is really an exercise in self-abuse.

Reader Mail

The Democrat 55

3.16.06 @ 12:01AM

Rosa DeLauro doesn't want to hear from you. Plus other examples of non-Catholicism. Also: Confederate Republican rule. Paycheck protectors. Comrade Lynn. A new wave of Ben mail. And much else.

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Special Report

Judges Judging Judges, Quite Judiciously

Quin Hillyer | 3.15.06 @ 12:08AM

Three of the nation's leading female judges gave important speeches last week. Two of them weren't Sandra Day O'Connor.

Another Perspective

Blank Checks

David Hogberg | 3.15.06 @ 12:08AM

Sen. George Allen's gimmick to withhold members' salaries if budgets don't pass on time will only result in greater spending.

Among the Intellectualoids

Alternate Realities

Shawn Macomber | 3.15.06 @ 12:07AM

Is racial progress possible? With Confederate States of America, in which modern Republicans are the slaveowners, director Kevin Wilmott suggests the answer is no.

Political Hay

Selectively Faithful

Lisa Fabrizio | 3.15.06 @ 12:06AM

Fifty-five Catholic House Democrats sign on to do-it-yourself Catholicism.

At Large

Billions for Barrels

Ralph R. Reiland | 3.15.06 @ 12:05AM

We can never be too sure what else is included in the bargains we strike in the Persian Gulf.

Reader Mail

Signing On

3.15.06 @ 12:01AM

Clinton si, Kerry never. The tragedy of Tom Cox. The "unsigned" menace. Plus: One last round with Ben Stein. And much more.

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Washington Prowler

Censorious Democrats

The Prowler | 3.14.06 @ 9:21AM

Sen. Feingold plays into Sen. Frist's hands.

Another Perspective

Peace at Any Cost

Doug Powers | 3.14.06 @ 12:08AM

Pacifist Tom Fox died for what the terrorists believe in.

Another Perspective

The Exhaustion of the International Order

James Poulos | 3.14.06 @ 12:07AM

How to win in a world without consensus? Build one.

The Nation's Pulse

Standing Athwart History...

Ivan Osorio | 3.14.06 @ 12:07AM

... and seeing it standing still.

Movie Takes

Our Brand Is Crisis

James Bowman | 3.14.06 @ 12:02AM

James Carville a representative of American imperialism? Political junkies will love it regardless.

Reader Mail

We're Having a Party

3.14.06 @ 12:01AM

Responses to Ben Stein's "Missed Tributes" continue into their second week.

Reader Mail

In Recovery

3.14.06 @ 12:00AM

Don't count Frist out. Bush an imposter? Terminating Dubai. Taking Libertarian liberty. Shared sacrifice? Plus much more.

Monday, March 13, 2006

Washington Prowler

Memphis Belles

The Prowler | 3.13.06 @ 12:09AM

Republican straws in the wind.

Loose Canons

The Yale Colonial Office

Jed Babbin | 3.13.06 @ 12:08AM

We wogs should be grateful.

Buy the Book

Bartlett's Protestations

W. James Antle, III | 3.13.06 @ 12:07AM

The book on big bad Big Spending Bush.

The Nation's Pulse

Where the Joys Aren't

Carol Platt Liebau | 3.13.06 @ 12:06AM

Thanks to feminism's liberations, many a young woman is now on her way to spring break debauchery.

Another Perspective

Through a Glass Lightly

Jay D. Homnick | 3.13.06 @ 12:06AM

Location, location -- preparing for Purim.

Reader Mail

Bad Guy Dubai

3.13.06 @ 12:00AM

What was won. What was lost. Also: Battling over Bush and New Orleans. Still more reactions to Ben Stein. Plus much else.

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